103 Representatives Call for “Cut, Cap, and Balance” Response to Impending Debt Crisis

Chairman Jordan on Cavuto "Cut, Cap

and Balance"

Uploaded by RepublicanStudyComm on Jun 2, 2011
As reported in prior post: The House Republican Study Committee shared that 103 House Republicans sent a letter [pdf copy of letter with signatures identified] to Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor calling for a "Cut, Cap, and Balance” response to the debt limit and the bigger debt crisis that’s just over the horizon. It’s a simple, three-part plan:

• Cut spending to slash the deficit in half next year (requiring about $380 billion in spending cuts according to CBO)
• Cap spending so it aligns with average revenues (ratcheting quickly down to 18% of GDP from current 24%).
• Send a strong Balanced Budget Amendment to the states for ratification (with high hurdle for tax hikes and 18% of GDP spending cap).

With each passing day our nation’s fiscal health gets worse, leaving our children and grandchildren falling further into debt. Democrats seem to have given up, proposing even more borrowing in response to our massive debt addiction. With the problem growing larger every day, we must move quickly and unite behind a plan to cut spending and get our budget into balance.


Washington, Jun 6 - 

103 House Republicans, led by Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, today called for a three-pronged approach of spending reductions to resolve the debt limit impasse and avoid the greater debt crisis just over the horizon.


The “Cut, Cap and Balance” proposal, outlined in a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, calls for:

1. Immediate spending cuts to slash the deficit in half next year.  According to March projections from the Congressional Budget Office, this would require spending cuts of approximately $380 billion in the 2012 fiscal year.
2. Statutory, enforceable caps that align spending with average revenues by ratcheting total federal spending down to 18% of GDP.
3. House and Senate passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution that includes a spending cap at 18% of GDP and a high hurdle for tax increases.  47 Senators have already endorsed a Balanced Budget Amendment along these lines.

“America faces what Democrat Erskine Bowles has called ‘the most predictable economic crisis in history,’” said Rep. Jordan.  “Yet President Obama and other Democrats want to raise the debt ceiling with no questions asked.  ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ is the only plan on the table bold enough to turn the tide of debt, prevent the coming crisis, and restore confidence in our economy.  These three measures together will breathe new life into the Age of America.”

The full text of the letter is available here, and the 103 House Republicans who signed the letter are listed below.

“Cut, Cap, and Balance” has also garnered the support of the American Conservative Union, the American Family Business Institute, Americans for Limited Government, Americans for Tax Reform, Citizens United, the Club for Growth, the College Republicans, and the Conservative Action Project.  Other supporters include the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, the Family Research Council, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, Let Freedom Ring, the Life & Liberty PAC, the National Taxpayers Union, and RedState.com.

Letter Signers:
1.       Rep. Todd Akin	36.     Rep. Tom Graves
2.       Rep. Justin Amash	37.     Rep. Tim Griffin
3.       Rep. Roscoe Bartlett	38.     Rep. Paul Gosar
4.       Rep. Joe Barton	39.     Rep. Frank Guinta
5.       Rep. Dan Benishek	40.     Rep. Ralph Hall
6.       Rep. Rob Bishop	41.     Rep. Andy Harris
7.       Rep. Marsha Blackburn	42.     Rep. Vicki Hartzler
8.       Rep. Kevin Brady	43.     Rep. Nan Hayworth
9.       Rep. Paul Broun	44.     Rep. Tim Huelskamp
10.     Rep. Larry Bucshon	45.     Rep. Bill Huizenga
11.     Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle	46.     Rep. Randy Hultgren
12.     Rep. Dan Burton	47.     Rep. Bill Johnson
13.     Rep. John Campbell	48.     Rep. Sam Johnson
14.     Rep. Steve Chabot	49.     Rep. Jim Jordan
15.     Rep. Jason Chaffetz	50.     Rep. Mike Kelly
16.     Rep. Howard Coble	51.     Rep. Jack Kingston
17.     Rep. Mike Coffman	52.     Rep. John Kline
18.     Rep. Chip Cravaack	53.     Rep. Raul Labrador
19.     Rep. Rick Crawford	54.     Rep. Doug Lamborn
20.     Rep. John Culberson	55.     Rep. Jeff Landry
21.     Rep. Scott DesJarlais	56.     Rep. James Lankford
22.     Rep. Jeff Duncan	57.     Rep. Bob Latta
23.     Rep. Stephen Fincher	58.     Rep. Billy Long
24.     Rep. Jeff Flake	59.     Rep. Cynthia Lummis
25.     Rep. Chuck Fleischmann	60.     Rep. Connie Mack
26.     Rep. John Fleming	61.     Rep. Don Manzullo
27.     Rep. Bill Flores	62.     Rep. Tom Marino
28.     Rep. Randy Forbes	63.     Rep. Mike McCaul
29.     Rep. Virginia Foxx	64.     Rep. Tom McClintock
30.     Rep. Trent Franks	65.     Rep. Thad McCotter
31.     Rep. Scott Garrett	66.     Rep. Patrick McHenry
32.     Rep. Bob Gibbs	67.     Rep. Gary Miller
33.     Rep. Phil Gingrey	68.     Rep. Jeff Miller
34.     Rep. Trey Gowdy	69.     Rep. Mick Mulvaney
35.     Rep. Sam Graves	70.     Rep. Sue Myrick

71.     Rep. Randy Neugebauer

72.     Rep. Kristi Noem

73.     Rep. Alan Nunnelee

74.     Rep. Pete Olson

75.     Rep. Stephen Palazzo

76.     Rep. Steve Pearce

77.     Rep. Mike Pence

78.     Rep. Joe Pitts

79.     Rep. Ted Poe

80.     Rep. Mike Pompeo

81.     Rep. Ben Quayle

82.     Rep. Tom Reed

83.     Rep. Reid Ribble

84.     Rep. Scott Rigell

85.     Rep. Phil Roe

86.     Rep. Todd Rokita

87.     Rep. Dennis Ross

88.     Rep. Ed Royce

89.     Rep. Steve Scalise

90.     Rep. Robert Schilling

91.     Rep. Jean Schmidt

92.     Rep. Dave Schweikert

93.     Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner

94.     Rep. Steve Southerland

95.     Rep. Cliff Stearns

96.     Rep. Steve Stivers

97.     Rep. Marlin Stutzman

98.     Rep. Scott Tipton

99.     Rep. Tim Walberg

100.  Rep. Joe Walsh

101.  Rep. Allen West

102.  Rep. Joe Wilson

103.  Rep. Kevin Yoder